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	Google: 10 percent of sites are dangerous

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5-16-2007 11:07 AM

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The search giant carried out in-depth research on 4.5 million Web sites and found that about one in 10 Web pages could successfully "drive-by download" a Trojan horse virus onto a visitor's computer. Such malicious software potentially enables hackers to access sensitive data stored on the computer or its network, or to install rogue applications.
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Google's report (PDF: <I><A href="http://www.usenix.org/events/hotbots07/tech/full_papers/provos/provos.pdf">The Ghost in the Browser: Analysis of Web-based Malware</A></I>), published last week, said the rise in Web-based malicious software has been aided by the increasing role that the Internet plays in everyday life, along with the ease in setting up Web sites.
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<A title="Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested -- Tuesday, Feb 17, 2004" href="http://news.com.com/Alleged+Belgian+virus+writer+arrested/2100-7355_3-5160493.html">Graham Cluley</A>, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said Google is highlighting a worsening trend and "a considerable problem" for businesses and individual Web navigators. 
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